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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Juneteenth panel discussion with former Boston Mayor Kim Janey, the NAACP’s Michael Curry and Northeastern’s Ted Landsmark
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Puppet Showplace Theater
Recent segments
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Robert Kuttner On President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Economic Recovery Plan: 'Good Riddance To The Deficit Hawks'
Biden's plan includes $1,400 relief checks to most Americans and would be paid for entirely by borrowing. -
Rick Steves On 'The Most Beautiful Souvenir' And What We're All Missing In Quarantine
The travel guru talks about the value of international travel and why he's not worried about people staying home after the pandemic. -
Suffolk DA Rollins' Parking Lot Incident 'A Problem' For US Attorney Job Prospects, Former Public Safety Secretary Says
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is on the short list to be the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts. -
D.C. Will Likely Be 'Defortified' Following Inauguration, National Security Expert Juliette Kayyem Says
The former Department of Homeland Security official also said she's hoping to see Republicans embrace Biden's calls for unity. -
New COVID Variant To Become 'Dominant' Strain In Massachusetts, Says Rep. Jon Santiago
The variant — B.1.1.7 — has reached the state this week, according to the state's Department of Public Health. -
Andrea Campbell: Boston's Communities of Color Have 'Never Gotten Out Of The Red' With COVID-19
While coronavirus cases are up everywhere, mayoral candidate and city councilor Andrea Campbell says some predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods in Boston have borne the brunt of infections.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 3/25: World Figure Skating Championships
Trenni Casey discusses the livestock competitions going viral thanks to one girl's intense stareDoug Zeghibe, executive director of the Skating Club of Boston joins with Olympic skater Ashley Wagner to discuss the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Garden this week.Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope discusses the earthly return of Suni Williams and Butch WilmoreMarcelo Suarez-Orozco, Chancellor of UMB on Trump administration attacks on higher education. -
Best Of BPR 3/25: World Figure Skating Championships & Astronaut Sunita Williams' Recovery After 288 Days In Space
Today: The U.S. will play host to the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, coming to TD Garden this week. We talk about the art and physicality behind the sport – and the tragic loss of friends and colleagues in that DC plane crash – with the Skating Club of Boston’s Doug Zeghibe and Olympic skater Ashley Wagner.And, Sky and Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty discusses the impacts of Sunita Williams' extended stay in space. -
Best Of BPR 3/24: Lamentations Of An Aztec Philosopher-King & Can Ozempic Treat All Manner Of Addiction?
Today: Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Nezahualcóyotl: Nahuatl Poems" - a re-telling of an Aztec king's writings, translated directly from the indigenous language.And, Nicholas Reville, CEO of the nonprofit Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research argues there’s potential for GLP-1 drugs to revolutionize addiction treatment. -
BPR Full Show 3/24: Jim Threatens To Sell His Tesla
Boston University journalism department head Brian McGrory discusses the release of the 'John' names in the brothel case, the CIA-related disclosures from JFK files and how media coverage of COVID-19 may have damaged people's trust in institutions.Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Neahualcoyotl: Nahuatl Poems" and how Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum is handling Trump.Nicholas Reville, CEO and co-founder of CASPR (Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research) discusses how GLP-1s and other weight-loss products can also be effective for treating addiction.Richard Davey, head of MassPort, discusses the agency's expansion of climate and environmental staffing and raising fees on rideshares to Logan Airport. -
Best Of BPR 3/21: Judge Gertner Rings Democracy Alarm Bells & The Zahili Zamora Trio
Today:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner rings alarm bells on Trump's attack of the American legal system, comparing his intimidation and consolidation of power to that of Hungary's Viktor Orban.And, Cuban-born jazz pianist Zahili Zamora joins for Live Music Friday, at the Boston Public Library.